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Byron beach erosion
Ann Tiernan, Suffolk Park
I strongly disagree with Council’s position stated in last week’s Echo that ‘The sand (at Clarkes Beach)...
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Independent councillor calls for online voting
A manageable and easy-to-navigate system was necessary, Cr Allsop said, one that allowed 'equal presence for all candidates'.
Saddle Road land snapped up for $10m
A picturesque property in Brunswick Heads that was once slated to become an eco-village may become a light industrial precinct after the owners sold it to a developer for $10 million.
The Block mute over its plans for Byron TV show
Plans by reality television TV show, The Block (Nine), to base an upcoming series on Sunrise Boulevard in Sunrise, Byron Bay, has upset an elderly neighbour.
Storylines: Growing hope
Hope is a fragile thing in 2021. With the current pandemic and the uncertainty in so many aspects of life, our hope is being shadowed by fear. It is profoundly affecting our humanity.
Editorial – Let’s all acquiesce!
On July 12, it became mandatory for all businesses and workplaces in NSW to use the Service NSW Check-in tool (QR code).
Ink Gin still a winner
S Haslam
Has it already been six years since I first saw a demonstration of the curious colour-changing properties of...
Stories about "Cold Chisel":
Lismore rockers Grinspoon to support Cold Chisel
Lismore rockers Grinspoon are reforming to join iconic Australian rock band Cold Chisel on an upcoming tour of Australia.
Byron Echo
A day of ‘thank you’
Alison Drover, Broken Head
How about a day of ‘thank you’ to our health workers and ‘sorry’ from our prime minister and ‘please’ from the community?
Instead...
Letters
Nolan’s Soapbox
Duncan Shipley-Smith, Byron Bay
The sinister suggestion by Nolan in last week’s Echo conflating anti-vaccination supporters with extreme right-wing ideology (XRW) demands a response.
This is...
Local News
Shooting in Nimbin
There is a police operation currently underway in Nimbin following a shooting earlier today.
Local News
Knife-wielding criminal on the loose in Byron Bay
Aslan Shand - 1
A terrifying media release is still on the loose in Byron Bay after escaping from the computers of Council candidates Rhett Holt and Cr Alan Hunter. 'It is a frightful to wake up at three in the morning to a man blood dripping with a backpack full of knives using your shower,' the [sic] release said...
